AUCKLAND NEWS NOTES.
(FaoM Oub Own ConRESFONDEN'r. ) Auckland, December 6 CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR bOCIETIES.
Somo discussion upon the Christian Endeavour Movement tmk place at; fche meeting of the Auckland Presbytery last u'ght. The Uev. Mr Eeotc West condemned the fenFationr-lism connected with it, and said it was doing harm in taking chUdreu from their homes night afcer night. lie v;bs in favour of a strong, manly Christianity ; bat he did nob believe in children of 10 or 12 years of age standing up suul lecturing when they should b<3 sitting do>vn to be taught. The Revs. Robertson, Monro, and others spoke strongly in favour of tho movement The Rev. A. Carrick thought that tbG good results outweighed some objectionable features connected with the Christian Endeavour Societies. ucnihN voti:hn. Tin cx-iminalifiu e-t the City roll an to who voted itt the late ge-LuiaJ eluefciou Luia so far ivdvanced as to make it clefts that a larger
]-,ejcentage of female electors on the rolls voted than of male electors. As to how women voted, Conservative or Liberal, is, of course, not known other than by the general results of the election, as that would be an infringement of fie secrecy of the ballot.
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Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 21
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